Our Solar System

Webquest PowerPoint Presentation 

  webquest-presentation.ppt

 

Overview

• This unit is design to give the teacher or students the freedom to select how they will learn about the solar system.  
• Designed for Grades 6 – 8
• Students will research information on a given planet via the Internet Web Links in this PowerPoint Presentation
• The teacher can select one or all of the three of the following projects
• Fact Sheet
• Writing Assignment
• 3D Solar System Model
• Each student will be assigned a planet by the teacher.

Web Links

Astronomy For Kids

Astronomy Picture of the Day Archive

Kids Konnect – Planets

Lunar phases web tool. 1.

NASA – JPL Solar System Simulator

Smartoon The Planets Adventure

Solar System Exploration Planets

StarChild A Learning Center for Young Astronomers

The Nine Planets For Kids

ZOOM ASTRONOMY – Enchanted Learning Software

ZOOM ASTRONOMY –Planets

The Solar System

The History Channel: The States

 http://www.history.com/states.do

Summary 

Site features streaming video clips, image galleries, fun facts, statistics, and historical maps of all 50 U.S. states.

50 States Game

http://www.history.com/states.do?action=detail&contentType=State_Generic&contentId=54549

 

Can you PLACE THAT STATE?? Challenge yourself at Beginner, Intermediate or Expert and see if you rank among the best geographers in the land!

Fun Brain

http://www.funbrain.com/

 Summary

The web site offers fun game and activities.  Great for any age and too many activities to mention.  This is  a must see web site.

 Comments

My kids love funbrain and it is bookmarked on my computer.  The games are fun (I enjoy them) and educational.  The web site also gives you links to other web site with other great educational activities.

Fact Monster

http://www.factmonster.com/

Summary 

A great web site for kids to research a large variety of topic.  The web site also includes games and activity for kids 1^st to 8^th grade.  The web site also includes lots of fun facts presented in fun and interesting way.

 Comments

The web site is sponsored by infoplease.com which includes ads and banners on it web site.  There is so much information that your students can get lost in the many possibilities of the web site.

Teen Health

http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/ 

or

http://www.teenshealth.org/teen/

Summary 

TeensHealth and KidsHealth provide teens and families with accurate, up-to-date health kids’ teens’ and parents’ information they can use.

 Comments

Today many of my students have tattoos.  I found this website when I did a search to give my students accurate information about getting and removing tattoos.  Here is the link that I found the information on tattoos. http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/your_body/skin_stuff/safe_tattooing.html This web site has information on topics that will make your parents blush.

WXXI EdVidoe

http://www.wxxi.org/education/k12/ondemand.html

Summary 

WXXI EdVideo Online features over 50,000 multimedia components. New York State Public Broadcasting stations provide the service free to all New York State K-12 & Adult Literacy educators, home schoolers and their students. EdVideo Online gives you streaming and downloading of educational video, audio, images and clip art. Create quizzes and lessons, and access teacher guides and student handouts. Create and publish classroom podcasts and access a large library of PBS programs and instructional

 Comments

 Check with your school Librarian or WXXI for the Passcode to create your own account.  There isn’t a better multimedia web resource available on the Internet.

Easy Test Maker

http://www.easytestmaker.com/default.aspx

 Summary

Easy Test Maker is a FREE online test generator to help you create your tests. With Easy Test You can create multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, matching, short answer and true and false questions all on the same test.

 Comments

I have been using Easy Test Maker for five year and found it very convent to design a test that is formatted just the way I want.  It is easy to use and allows you to save the test on the web site for access from any computer with Internet Access.

edHelper

http://www.edhelper.com/

Summary

edHelper.com is a web site that offers teacher printable worksheet and activities for their classroom or educational resources.  There is a yearly membership fee that give you access to more printable and activites.

  Comments

Some activities or work sheet are designated for members but the web site offers many free educational resources.

Discovery School Puzzle Maker

http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/

Summary 

Discover school online puzzle maker is great for teacher to make their own bell work, home work or activity sheet to reinforce concepts or vocabulary taught previously.

 Comments

This web site is easy to use and allows you the ability create an account and save the puzzles to the web site for access anywhere in the world.